The Chair, Its Origins, Design, and Social History |
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| Title | The Chair, Its Origins, Design, and Social History |
| Author | John Gloag |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | A. S. Barnes, 1967 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | May 27, 2009 |
| Length | 221 pages |
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